Is 1685 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
1685 Ocean Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Midwood, Brooklyn (11230). It has about 89 apartments, built in 1937.
Also written as 1685 Ocean Avenue — or 1685 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230.
How this building compares
With about 89 apartments it is larger than 90% of the 233 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Midwood. Its 1937 construction date sits close to the 1931 median for stabilized buildings tracked in the neighborhood. HPD lists 8 open violations here, about one for every 11 apartments — below the one for every 2 apartments median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 43 violations on record at the address, 11 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and none of them are still open. Tenants have filed 124 HPD complaints at the address, 4 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Midwood |
| ZIP | 11230 |
| Year built | 1937 |
| Apartments | 89 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A |
| BBL | 3076380036 |
Owner & management
| Owner | OXFORD REALTY 0F NEW YORK LLc 45-17 MARATHON PARKWAY ## · LITTLE NECK, NY 113621253 |
| Managing agent | RONALD KATZ |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 8 open / 43 total |
| HPD complaints | 0 open / 124 total |
| HPD registration last filed | August 4, 2025 |
Full building report — $9
Frequently asked questions
Is 1685 Ocean Ave rent stabilized?
1685 Ocean Ave in Midwood, Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization code is MULTIPLE DWELLING A. Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 1685 Ocean Ave?
1685 Ocean Ave (BBL 3076380036) has about 89 residential apartments and was built in 1937, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.